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Unit 1: Personal Consumer Health

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Things to consider when deciding if you want this form of body art

Information you need to look for:

What factors need to be considered when deciding if you want this form of body art?

What precautions and information should an individual find out before making the decision to get a tattoo or body piercing?

What is involved in getting a tattoo or having a body piercing done? Describe how each is done.

What are the benefits of engaging in this activity?

What are the short-term and long-term health risks?

Why do people engage in these activities? What is the attraction?

Things to Think About

What are some health consequences that an individual needs to consider when he/she considers getting a tattoo?

What are some health consequences that an individual needs to consider when he/she considers getting multiple body piercings?

What are some social consequences that an individual needs to consider when he/she considers getting a tattoo or body piercings? (Example: future employment; opinions that may be formed about someone with tattoos or body piercings)

How important are these social consequences to you?

Will that change as you get older?

Precautions/Information an individual should find out before making the decision

Tattoos:

FDA has not approved tattoo procedures

Tattoo removal

Age requirement

How to care for it

Oral/Body Piercing:

The training the piercer has

How piercing instruments are sterilized

Whom to contact if problems arise

How to care for it

Possible negative health consequences – Tattoos

Infections or blood-borne diseases such as Hepatitis B or C, Tetanus, and HIV/AIDS from equipment and needles that were not sterile

Allergic reactions to tattoo pigments

MRI complications

Unwanted scar tissue may form when getting or removing a tattoo.

Possible negative health consequences – Tattoos

Keloids - Red, raised scarring caused by excessive tissue repair

Granulomas – These small knots or bumps may form around material that the body perceives as foreign, such as particles of tattoo pigment

Dissatisfaction – Tattoo removal is difficult and painful

People with certain kinds of tattoos are not eligible for enlistment in the military

Possible negative health consequences – Body Piercings

Blood-borne diseases such as Hepatitis, Tetanus, and HIV/AIDS

Allergic reactions to the metal in the jewelry

Skin infections

Scars and Keloids

Nerve damage – loss of feeling in area surrounding piercing

Oral Piercings Can . . .

Interfere with speech, chewing or swallowing

Cause excessive drooling

Result in infection, pain and swelling

Cause chipped or cracked teeth

Result in injuries to the gums

Cause damage to fillings

Increase saliva flow

Result in hypersensitivity to metals

Cause scar tissue and nerve damage

Infected Oral Piercing

Infected Tattoo

MRSA Infected Tattoo

Infected Belly Button Piercing

Steps a person should take to decrease his/her chances of negative consequences

Tattoos:

State or local license

Autoclave

Fresh equipment

Gloves

Clean appropriately

Oral/Body Piercing:

Ask questions

Autoclave

Fresh equipment

Gloves

Clean appropriately

Tattoo Removal

The decision to get a tattoo is a permanent decision

Their complete removal is difficult

Several removal techniques do exist, but regardless of the method used, scarring and skin color variations are likely to remain